Baling-press.



No. 777,474. PATENTED DEC. 13, 1904. M. E. JONES & J. E. SGHAFER.

BALING PRESS.

APPLIOATIONIILED JUNE 27, 1904.

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No. 777,474. PATENTIEID DEC. 13, 1904. M. E. JONES & J. E. SOHAFERBALING PRESS.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 13, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

MARSHAL E. JONES AND JOHN E. SCI-.IAFER, OF SPARTITA, ILLINOIS.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 77?,d74, datedDecember 13, 1904.

Application filed June 2'7, 1904.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, Mnnsnnn E. Jones and JOHN E. SCHAFER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at the city of Sparta, county of Randolph,State of .Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Baling-Presses, of which the following is such a full, clear, andexact description -as will enable any one skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a baling-press which will beautomatically actuated when the bale has reached a suflicient size andstate of compression to bring into operation mechanism for feeding theWire around the bale, severing and twisting the wire, and ejecting thebale from the press.

Our invention consists in various novel features and details ofconstruction, all of which will be described in the followingspecification, and pointed out in the claims alliXed hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one form of bailing-pressmade in accordance with our invention, Figure 1 is a top plan view on areduced scale. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are enlarged views showing details ofconstruction. Fig. 5 is a side elevation on a reduced scale. Fig. 6 is across-section. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through a portion of themachine. Figs. Sand 9 are detailed views showing the device forautomatically throwing the twisting mechanism into operation. Fig. 10 isa side elevation of the twisting mechanism. Fig. 11 is a top plan viewof the parts shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is partly an end View and partlya section of the twisting mechanism. Figs. 13 and let are an enlargedside view and section, respectively, of the wire-twisting device. Figs.15 and 16 are a front'view and a section, respectively, of theclamrrholding devices. Fig. 17 is a rear view of the clam 'i-holdingdevices. Fig. 18 is a section of the parts shown in Fig. 17. Fig. 19 isan enlarged sectional View showing a detail of construction. Fig. 20 isan enlarged, view of the mechanism for feeding the Serial No. 214,256.(No model.)

wire around the bale. Figs. 21 and 22 are enlarged. details of some ofthe parts shown in Fig. 20, and Fig. 23 is a view showing the devicesfor releasing the door.

Like marks of reference refer to similar parts in the several views ofthe drawings.

represents the frame or casing of the press. This frame or casingSO iscarried on a base 31, supported on feet 32. At the forward end the base31 projects beyond the easing 30 and supports a pair of toothed wheels33. These wheels have pivoted between them a pitman-rod 34L, driving aplunger 35, working in the casing 30.

36 represents a pair of pinion-wheels meshing with the wheels 33. Thesewheels 36 are rigidly carried on a shaft 37, which also has rigidlysecured to it a gear-wheel 38. This gear-wheel 38 in turn meshes with agearwheel 39 on a shaft eLO. Secured to the opposite end of the shaft4.6 is the driving-pulley 41, by means of which power is applied to thepress.

One of the wheels 33 is provided with a grooved track 42, extendingpartially around the said wheel at one side thereof and having aninclined end 43. This inclined end 4:3 is adapted to cooperate with aroller is to move a frame 45. The movement of the frame 4-5 brings agear-wheel L6 in mesh with the said wheel This gear-wheel 46 in turnmeshes with a gear-wheel 47, rigidly carried on a shaft &8, supportedfrom the base 30 by means of a bracket 49. Rigid ly secured on the shaft48 is a bevel gear-wheel 50, meshing with a bevel gear-wheel 51 on ashaft 52. This shaft 52 extends beneath the base 31 and carries a bevelgear-wheel 53, which meshes with a bevel-gear Set on a large wheel 55,supported beneath the base 31. This large wheel 55 is provided on itsperiphery with three mutilated gears 56, 57, and 58, respectively, whichdrive the mechanism for feeding the wire around the bale, twisting thewire, and ejecting the bale, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed. The shaft 52, hereinloefore referred to, is supported at itsforward end by the bracket 49 and at its rear end by a bracket Situatedin the end of the casing 30 is a movable end piece 60, Figs. 8 and 9,against which the bale presses when in course of formation. This endpiece is normally held against movement by means of springs 61,preferably surrounding guide-pins 62, carried by the said end piece 60.The end piece 60 is also provided with a pin 63, which bears against alever 64, pivoted at to thecasing 30 and having secured to its lower enda rod 66, which extends back beneath the press and is connected to anupward extension 67 on the frame 45, hereinbefore described. hen thebale presses against the end piece 60 with suflicient pressure tocompress the springs 61, the rod 66 will be drawn forward by themovement of the lever 64 and will move the frame 45, so as to bring thewheel 44 in the path of the inclined end 43 of the guide or track 42,and when the said wheel is engaged by the said inclined end the wheel 46will be drawn up into mesh with the wheel 33. In order to prevent injuryto the parts of the machine in case the wheel 44 should come in contactwith the periphery of the track 42, we movably mount the said wheel inthe end of the frame 45. A spring 68 normally holds the said wheel 44 inits raised position, but will allow it to be depressed in case it isdrawn up against the periphery of the track 42.

The mutilated gear 56 meshes with an idle wheel 72, carried by a bracket73, secured to the base 31. The bracket 73 also supports a shaft 74,having rigidly secured to its lower end a gear-wheel 75, meshing withthe idle wheel 72. The shaft 74 has rigidly secured to its upper end abeveled gear-wheel 76, meshing with a bevel-gear 77, formed on a wheel78, mounted on the casing 30. This gear-wheel 78 is provided with amutilated bevel-gear 79, which alternately cooperates with the bevelgear-wheels 80 and 81, respectively, mounted upon a shaft 82, journaledin brackets 83. Secured to the end of the shaft 82 is a pinion 84, whichmeshes with a rack 85, carried by a sliding frame 86, which is adaptedto feed the wires across the press to the twisting mechanism. Thissliding frame 86 runs in a guide 87, secured to the casing 30. Extendingfrom the outer end of the guide 87 to the casing 30 are braces 88. Thelower brace 88 in addition to bracing the guide 87 also helps to supportthe shaft 74, hereinbefore described. The braces 88 also have pivoted inthem a shaft 89, on which are mounted the spools 90 for containing thewire for securing the bale. The frame 86 is provided at its inner endand near its upper and lower edges with duplicate sets of devices forfeeding the wire to the wire-clamps and also for operating the clamps tosecure the wire in position and operating the cutting device to severthe wire.

is a U-shaped part embracing the inner part of the frame 86 and carryingat its ends sheaves 96, around which the wire is adapted to pass. ThisU-shaped part 95 is provided with slots 97, receiving guide-blocks 98 onthe frame 86. Projecting rearwardly from the part 95 is a rod 99, whichpasses through a bracket 100. Between the bracket 100 and the part 95 isa coil-spring 101, which normally holds the said part 95 in its forwardposition. 102 are pins carried by the frame 86 and adapted to operatethe Wire-clamping devices, as will be hereinafter described. 103 arespring-hooks for operating the wire-severing device, as will behereinafter described.

Meshing with the mutilated gear 57 is an idle wheel 110, loosely carriedon a shaft 111. This shaft 111 is supported by brackets 112 and 113,Fig. 6. The idle wheel meshes with a gear-wheel 114, rigidly carried onthe lower end of a shaft 115. This shaft 115 is loosely journaled in thesleeve 116, supported in the bracket 113. Rigidly secured to the upperend of the shaft 115 is a bevel-gear 117. which meshes with a bevel-gear118, carried by a large wheel 119. This wheel 119 is provided with amutilated gear 120, which meshes with a gear-wheel 121, rigidly securedon a short shaft 122. This shaft 122 is supported in a bearing 123,carried by a bracket 124. At the opposite end of the shaft 122 is abevel gear-wheel 125. This bevel gear-wheel 125 meshes with a bevelgear-wheel 126 on a shaft 127. This shaft 127 is journaled in braces128, supporting guides 129. The shaft 127 is also provided with a pairof bevel gearwheels 130. Each of these bevel-gears 130 mesh with a bevelgear-wheel 131, carried on an idle wheel 132, mounted on the frame orcasing 30. These wheels 132 mesh with teeth 133, formed on clamp-holders134.

The clamp-holders 134 are arranged in pairs and are rotatably mounted ona rotary member 135. The members 135 are rotatably mounted on a bracket136. This bracket 136 also helps to support the guides 129, hereinbeforereferred to. Secured to the casing 30, directly above and below each ofthe rotary members 135, is a toothed concave 137, adapted to engage withthe teeth 133 on the clampliolders 134 when the members 135 are rotated.Each of the clamp-holders 134 is provided with a pair of wire-clamps138, arranged in slots 139 in the said clamp-holders and each providedwith a hook 140 for engaging with the wire. In each of the slots 139 isa dog 141, adapted to engage with a shoulder on the wire-clamp 138 andhold it in position to lock the wire. Each of the wire-clamps 138 isalso provided with a rounded recess 142, adapted to be engaged by one ofthe pins 102, hereinbefore described.

143 represents a pair of arms arranged in slots 144 and rigidly securedto a rock-shaft 145. Rigidly secured to the rock-shaft 145 is an arm146, which projects into the central opening 147 of the clamp-holder134. The arms 143 rest upon pins 148, carried by the cured to its rearend a pinion-wheel 166.

dogs 141, and are adapted to release the said dogs from the wire-elampswhen the arm 146 is operated, as will be hereinafter described.

Arranged on each of the rotary members between the two clamp-holders 134is a wire-cutter 150. Each of the wire-cutters 150 is provided withamovable jaw 151, adapted to be engaged by one of the spring-hooks 103,hereinbefore described. In order to hold the movable jaw 151 in itsnormal position, it is attached by means of a spring 152 to the rotarymember 135.

In order to prevent the accidental rotation of the clamp-holders 134,each of the said holders is provided with two diametrically oppositeinclined recesses 155, Fig. 17, which are engaged by a pin 156,yieldingly mounted in the rotary member 135, as best shown in Fig. 19.The pin 156 is held in its normal position by means of a spring 157.

158 represents a pair of cylindrical members which are adapted to passthrough the central openings 147 of the clamp-holders 134. Thesecylindrical members 158 are carried on a frame 159, slidingly mounted inthe guides 129, hereinbefore described. In the forward end of each ofthe cylindrical members 158 is rotatably mounted a slotted member 160,adapted to receive and twist the wire to secure the same around thebale. The slot 161 in the member has a beveled opening 162, by means ofwhich the wire enters the said slot 161. Formed on the member 160 is abevel-gear 163, which meshes with a bevel gearwheel 164,mounted on ashaft 165. This shaft 165 passes back through the cylindrical member 158and the frame 159 and has se- The two pinion-wheels 166 are driven by alarge idle wheel 167, mounted on the frame 159. 168 is a spring-latchcarried by the cylindrical member 158 and adapted to engage with the arm146, hereinbefore described.

170 is a rack carried by the frame 159 and engaging with a pinion 171,carried on the end of a shaft 172. This shaft 172 is supported inbrackets 173 and 174 and has rigidly mounted on'it two bevel gear-wheels175, which mesh with a mutilated gear 176 on the wheel 119, hereinbeforedescribed, in order to operate the frame 159 to move thecylindrical'parts 158 into and out of the central openings 147 of theclamp-holder 134.

The gear-wheel 167 is adapted to be brought into mesh with teeth 178,carried by the wheel 119.

Extending between the brackets 124 and 173 is a bar 179, forming abearing for the upper end of the shaft 115.

The mutilated gear 58 on the wheel 55 meshes with an idle wheel 185,loosely mounted on the shaft 111, hereinbefore described. This idlewheel in turn meshes with a gear-wheel 186, rigidly secured to the lowerend of the sleeve 116. Secured to the upper end of the said sleeve 116is a bevel-gear 187, which meshes with a bevel-gear 189, carried on awheel 190. The wheel is provided with a mutilated gear 191, which mesheswith an idle wheel 192 on the casing 30. The idle wheel 192 meshes witha second idle wheel 193, carried on the bracket 136,'hereinbeforedescribed, and the said wheel 193 meshes with the two rotary members135. The wheel 190 is also provided with a mutilated gear 194, whichdrives a pair of bevel-gears 195, rigidly s'ecured to a shaft 196,carried in the brackets 124 and 173. This shaft 196 has secured to itsend a pinion 197, meshing with a rack 198, carried by an ejector 199 fordischarging the bale from the press. The rack 198 runs in a guide 200,secured to the easing 30.

The casing 30 is provided at the side opposite to the ejector 199 with adoor 201 of suflicient size to allow the discharge of the bale from thesaid casing. This door 201 is held by catches 203, which are adapted tobe re leased by a cam-linger 204, carried on the wheel 55 and adapted tostrike against a camblock 205, carried on a rod 206. The rod 206 isconnected with the catches 203, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to releasesaid catches. The catches 203 are held in their normal position bysprings 202.

In order to insure the formation of a square end of the forward end ofthe bale, we provide the casing 30 with a pair of pivoted wings 207,which project into the said casing, as shown in Fig. 7. These wings areadapted to give suliieient resistance to the bale to insure theformation of a square end. The spring 208, however, allows the wings toopen back flat against the sides of the casing in order to allow thebale to pass back into the press. The material of the bale is preventedfrom returning after the plunger moves out of contact therewith by meansof the usual spring-lingers 209.

210 is the opening for the admission of the material to be baled.

The operation of our press is as follows: The wire is first passedacross the press from the spools 90 and the ends of the wire arefastened in the rear wire-clamps 138 of the rear clamp-holder 134 ofeach set of holders. As the operation of the two sets of holders areidentical, only one will be described. Moreover, it will be understoodthat if it is so desired the press may be provided with additional setsof holders, so that more than two wires may be secured around the bale.After the wire is fastened in position in the wire-holder the press isstarted in operation, the material to be baled being fed into the pressthrough the opening 210, Fig. 1. The material is forced to the rear bythe action of the plunger The material will be first forced againstwings 207, Fig. 7. The wings are held in their normal position by meansof the springs 208, Fig. 4, with sufficient force to insure theformation of a square end upon the bale. As soon, however, as sufficientpressure is brought to bear against the material the wings 207 will beforced back against the sides of the press, so that the bale may pass ontoward the rear of the press. The bale carries with it the wires whichhave been previously stretched across the press. As soon as sufiicientmaterial has been fed into the press the end of the bale will come intocontact with the end piece 60 and when the compression of the bale issufficient the spring 62 will be compressed, thus moving the lever 64.This through the rod 66 will move the frame 45, so as to bring the wheel44 in position to be engaged by the inclined end 43 of the track 42. Themovement of the frame, however, will not be suificient to bring thewheel 46 into engagement with the large toothed wheel 33. As soon,however, as the wheel 44 is engaged by the said inclined end 43 thewheel 46 will be drawn into engagement with the wheel 33, andconsequently the intermediate gearing will be operated to r0- tate thelarge wheel 55, situated beneath the press. The length of the track 42is just sufficient to hold the wheels in contact until the wheel 55 hasbeen turned one revolution. As soon as the wheel 55 is set in motion themutilated gear 56 on said wheel will rotate the gear-wheel through theidle wheel 72. The rotation of the gear-wheel 75 through the beveledgear-wheels 76 and 77 will rotate the wheel 78. The mutilated gear 79 onthe wheel 78 will actuate the bevel gearwheel 80 and through the pinion84 and rack 85 will feed the frame 86 across the press. The sheaves 96,carried by the frame 86, will carry the wire across the press until theycome in contact with the clamp-holders 134, as shown in Fig. 7. Thiswill bring the wires in position to be engaged by the clamps 138. Assoon as the sheaves 96 come in contact with the clamp-holders the motionof the U shaped parts will be stopped. The frame 86, however, willcontinue to be fed forward a short distance, the springs 101 allowingfor the relative movement of the two parts. The continued forwardmovement of the frame 86 will bring the pins 102 in contact with theconcave portions 142 of the clamps 138 and will thus cause the saidclamps to secure the wires. The clamps will be held in their closedposition by means of dogs 141. The wire will now be secured in bothclamps of the rear clamp-holder and in the inner clamp of the frontclamp-holder. The frame 86 will now be withdrawn by the engagement ofthe mutilated gear 79 with the beveled gear-wheel 81. As the frame iswithdrawn one of the hooks 103 will engage with the movable jaw 151 andcause it to wire between the two clamp-holders.

sever the After the frame 86 has begun its reverse movement themutilated gear 57 on the wheel 55 will come in contact with the idlewheel 110, (best shown in Fig. 6,) and consequently rotate thegear-wheel 114 on the lower end of the shaft 115. The movement of theshaft 115 will be communicated through the bevelgears 117 and 118, Fig.10, to the spur-wheel 119. The mutilated gearing 120 on the gear-wheel119 will drive the gear 121. The movement of the gear wheel 121 will becommunicated through the shaft 122 and bevel gear-wheels 125 and 126(see Fig. 12) to the shaft 127. The bevel gear-wheels 130 on this shaft127 engage with the bevel-gears 131, driving idle wheels 132. These idlewheels will be driven a suflicient distance to turn the rearclampholders 134 through one complete revolution, and thus twist the twoends of the wires secured in the said rear clamp-holders. At the sametime the mutilated gear 176 will engage with one of the bevelgear-wheels 17 5, and thus drive the shaft 172, carrying the pinion 171.This will feed the frame 159 inward until the slots 161 engage thecrossed wires, and the idle wheel 167 will be moved into mesh with thegear 178 on the gear-wheel 119, and consequently the member will berotated to twist the wires in the clamp-holders, and thus firmly securethe wires around the bale. After this operation has been completed themutilated gear 176 will come into engagement with the other bevelgear-wheel 17 5 on the shaft 172, and the pinion-Wheel 171 will berotated in the opposite direction to withdraw the frame 159. As theframe 159 is withdrawn the spring-catch 168, carried on the cylindricalmember 158, will engage with the arm 146 and release both the clamps ofthe rear clamp-holder. At the same time the cam-finger 204, Fig. 23,will operate on the cam-block 205 to move the rod 206, and thus releasethe locking device 203, so that the door 201 will be free to open. Themutilated gear 58 on the wheel 55 will now come into contact with theidle wheel 185, and thus rotate the gear-wheel 186 on the lower end ofthe sleeve 116. The movement of the sleeve 116 will be communicated, bymeans of the bevel gear-wheels 187 and 189, to the wheel 190. Themutilated gear 191 on the wheel will rotate the idle wheels 192 and 193so as to rotate each of the rotary members 135 through one-half arevolution, so as to move the empty clamp-holder to the front of themachine and to bring the clamp-holder having wires secured therein tothe rear of the machine. The wire, however, is in the inner clamp of theclamp-holder and would not be in the proper position if the clamp-holder134 did not move relatively to the rotary member 135. The engagement ofthe clamp-holder 134 with the lower toothed concave 137 rotates the saidmember through one half-revolution, so that the clamp hold- "mam/4. i

ing the wire is brought into the proper position. At the same time theother clampholder is engaged by the upper toothed concave 137 and isturned through one half-revolution to bring it right side up. At thesame time the mutilated gear 194: on the wheel 190 cooperates with oneof the wheels 195 on the shaft 196 to rotate the pinion 197 to feed therack 198 to move the ejector 199 across the press, and thus eject thebale. As soon as the bale is ejected the mutilated gear 1941: comes intocontact with the other of the bevelgears 195 and returns the ejector 199to its normal. position. As soon as this is accomplished the wheel willhave completed one revolution and the track 42 will release the wheel4%, and consequently allow the gearwheel 4:6 to drop out to mesh withthe Wheel 33. The parts will now be in their initial position to beginthe formation of a new bale.

I'Iaving fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, -is

1. In a balingpress, the combination with a driving-wheel, of a plungerdriven from said wheel, a track carried by said wheel, securingmechanism for securing the bale, driving mechanism for said securingmechanism, and means operated by the pressure of the bale for throwingsaid connections into engagement with said track.

2. In a baling-press, the combination with a driving-wheel, of a plungerdriven from said wheel, a track carried by said wheel and having aninclined end, securing mechanism for securing the bale, connections foroperating said securing mechanism, and means actuated by the pressure ofthe bale for throwing said connections in the path of the inclined endof said track.

3. In a baling-press, the combination with a driving-wheel, of a plungerdriven from said wheel, a track carried by said wheel and having aninclined end, securing mechanism for the bale, operating connections forsaid securing mechanism, a yielding member carried by said operatingconnections, and means actuated by the pressure of the bale for throwingsaid yielding member in the path of the inclined end of said track.

4. In a baling-press, the combination with a driving-wheel, of a plungerdriven from said wheel, a track carried by said wheel, a swinging frameprovided with a member for engaging with said track, securing mechanismfor securing the bale, operating connections controlled by said swingingframe for actuating said securing mechanism, and means actuated by thepressure of the bale for moving said frame for causing the engagement ofthe member carried thereby with said track.

5. In a baling-press, the combination with a driving-wheel, of a plunger(1 riven thereby, a track carried by said wheel, a swinging frame,

a yieldingly-mounted rotary member carried by said frame,securingmechanism forsecuring the bale, operating connections controlledby said swinging frame for actuating said securing mechanism, andmeansactuated by the pressure of the bale for moving said frame to causethe engagement of said yieldinglymounted rotary member with said track.

6. In a baling-press, the combination with a pair of clamp-holders, of apair of clamps carried by each of said holders, means for transposingsaid clampholders, and operating mechanism for said clamps.

7. In a baling-press, the combination with a pair of clamp-holders, of apair of clamps carried by each of said holders, means for transposingthe clamps carried by one of said holders, means for transposing saidholders, and operating mechanism for said clamps.

8. In a baling-press, the combination with a pair of clamp-holders, ofmeans for transposing said holders, a pair of clamps carried by each ofsaid holders, means for transposing the clamps carried by one of saidholders, and means for securing the Wire in one clamp of each holder.

9. In a baling-press, the combination with a pair of clamp-holders, ofmeans for transposing said holders, a pair of clamps carried by eachholder, means for transposing the clamps carried by one of said holders,means for securing the wire in one clamp of each holder, and means fortwisting the wire held in the two clamps of one holder.

10. In a baling-press, the combination with a pair of clamp-holders, ofmeans for transposing said holders, a pair of clamps carried by eachholder, means for transposing the clamps carried by one of said holders,means for securingthe wire in one clamp of each holder, means fortwisting the wire held in the two clamps of one holder, and means forreleasing both clamps of one holder.

11. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, ofclamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of wire-clampscarried by each of said clamp-holders, and means for operating saidrotary members and clamps.

12. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders rotatably carried by said rotary member, and yieldingdevices normally holding said clam pholders against movement relative tosaid rotary member.

13. In a baling-press the combination with a rotary member, ofclamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of wire-clampscarried by each clamp-holder, means for securing the wire in one clampof each holder, and means for twisting the wire.

14. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, ofclamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of wire-clampscarried by each holder, means for securing the wire in one clamp of eachholder, means for severing the wire between the holders, means forturning one of said clamp-holders, and means for releasing the wire fromboth clamps of one holder.

15. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, a pair ofclamp-holders mounted on said rotary member, a pair of clamps carried byeach clamp-holder, means for securing the wire in one clamp of eachholder, means for severing the wire, gearing actuating one of saidclamp-holders to cross the wire, and a twisting device for twisting thecrossed wire.

16. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of clamps carriedby each clamp-holder, means for securing the wire in one clamp of eachholder, means actuated by the wire-securing device for severing thewire, means for twisting the wire, and means for releasing the wire fromboth clamps of one holder.

17. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of clamps carriedby each clamp-holder, means for securing the wire in one clamp of eachholder, means actuated by said wire-securing device for severing thewire between the holders, means for rotating one of said holders tocross the wire, and means for twisting the crossed wire.

18. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of wire-clampscarried by each clamp-holder, means for securing the wire in one clampof each holder, means for severing the wire between the holders, gearingfor rotating one of said holders to cross the wire, and a wiretwistingdevice adapted to project through the holder to twist the crossed wire.

19. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders rotatably mounted on said rotary member. a pair ofwire-clamps carried by each clampholder, means for securing the wire inone clamp of each holder, means for severing the wire between saidholders, gearing for one of said holders to cross the wire, awiretwisting device for twisting the crossed wire, and means actuated bysaid wire-twisting device for releasing both clamps of one clampholder.

20. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders rotatably mounted on said rotary member, a pair ofwire-clamps carried by each clampholder, means for securing the wire inone clamp of each holder, means actuated by said wire-securing devicefor severing the wire, be-

tween the holders, gearing for rotating one of said holders to cross thewire, a wire-twistmg device for twisting the crossed wlre,

and

means actuated by said wire-twisting device for releasing both clamps ofone clamp-holder.

21. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders rotatably mounted on said rotary member, a pair ofwire-clamps carried by each clampholder, means for securing the wire inone clamp of each holder, means actuated by said wire-securing devicefor severing the wire between said holders, gearing for rotating one ofsaid holders to cross the wire, a wiretwisting device ad apted toproject through the holder to twist the crossed wire, and means actuatedby said wire-twisting device for releasing both clamps of oneclamp-holder.

22. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders rotatably mounted on said rotary member, a pair ofwire-clamps carried by each clampholder, a wire-feedingdevice forsecuring the wire in one clamp of each holder, and means operated bysaid wire-feeding device for severing the wire between theclamp-holders.

23. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, of a pairof clamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of clamps carriedby each clamp-holder, a wirefeeding device for securing the wire in oneclamp of each holder, means for severing the wire between the holders,means for rotating one of said holders through a complete revolution tocross the wire, and means for twisting the wire.

24:. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, ofclamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of wire-clampscarried by each holder, a sliding frame, means for moving said frameacross the press, and a wire-feeding device yieldingly carried by saidframe for presenting the wire to said wireclamps.

25. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, ofclamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of wire-clampscarried by each clam p-holder, a sliding frame, means for moving saidframe across the press, a wire-feeding device yieldingly carried by saidframe for presenting the wire to said wire-clamps, and means rigidlycarried by said frame for operating said clamps to clamp the wire.

26. In a baling-press, the combination with a rotary member, ofclamp-holders carried by said rotary member, a pair of wire-clampscarried by each clam p-holder, a sliding frame, means for feeding saidframe across the press, a wire-feeding device carried by said frame forpresenting the wire to said clamps, means carried by said frame foroperating said clamps to clamp the wire, a wire-severing device, andmeans carried by said frame for actuating said wire-severing device.

27. In a baling-press, the combination with a plunger, of means foroperating the same, and a yieldingly-mounted wing extending across thepress to form the front end of the hale.

28. In abaling-press, the combination with a plunger, of means foroperatingsaid plunger, and a pair of spring-mounted wings extendingacross the press to form the front end of the bale.

29. In a baling-press, the combination with a plunger, of means foroperating said plunger, and a spring-mounted wing extending across thepress to form the front end of the bale, said Wing being arranged toswing back against the side of the press.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and aflixed ourseals'in the presence 5 of the two subscribing witnesses.

MARSHAL E. JONES. i L. s] JOHN E. SCHAFER. [L. s.]

Vitnesses:

WV. A. ALEXANDER, D. C. BETJEMAN.

